It took hours for patrons and
staff to notice the corpse of a man who died after an hours-long gaming session
at an Internet cafe in Taiwan, Sky News reports.

Staff members at an Internet
cafe in New Taipei City discovered the lifeless body of Chen Jung-yu Wednesday
night when they came to tell him that the 23-hour gaming pass he had purchased
Tuesday night had expired. The 23-year-old gamer apparently died 10 hours
earlier, according the Taipei Times.

Police told the Taipei Times
they were disgusted when they arrived at the scene to find other gamers were
disinterested in the corpse and wanted to continue playing during the
investigation.

A picture of the crime scene
posted to paper's website shows the corpse with outstretched arms reaching
toward the keyboard of a computer.

The body had apparently been
in that position since 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, about 10 hours into Chen's
gaming session.

According to the Mirror, Chen
had been playing "League of Legends," a 3D online multi-player
videogame.

Investigators are still
determining the cause of Chen's death.

According to his family, Chen
was treated for a heart problem in September, Sky News reports.

Marathon sessions have been
blamed in the deaths of a number of gamers. In 2005, a 28-year-old man from
South Korea collapsed and died after playing "Starcraft" at an
Internet cafe for 50 hours, BBC News reported.

In September 2007, state media
in China reported that a man died of exhaustion after playing videogames for
three straight days, according to Fox News.

In both cases, investigators
say the men had not slept or eaten during their marathon sessions.

Sino ba namang ina at magulang
na gustong mapahamak ang anak nya? I take this post as a warning not only for
me but also for those who are hooked sa mga computer games who’s playing
for hours and hours.